The Joy of Old Age

Goldfinch60

The one thing that we cannot stop

Is time, and getting older.

I have seen many things in my life,

Been on life’s journey.

Laughed through childhood,

Lusted through teenage years,

Matured with marriage when I found love.

Enthralled by children,

Laughed with grandchildren.

Worked all my life

Until the day of retirement came.

As I now progress towards my end

I realise that I am a lucky man.

I have had a good life,

The ups and downs have been there,

But many more ups than downs.

In this latter time of my life

I realise that many responsibilities

And worries have decreased.

So I go towards my end,

Cherishing the freedoms

And the rewards of old age.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 24th, 2017 02:23
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 42
  • User favorite of this poem: Daimon Lamin.
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Comments17

  • Michael Edwards

    It seems as our lives have driven along parallel byways - I could easily have written something similar - a good read and so well written.

    • Goldfinch60

      Thankyou Michael, music and life is good.

    • orchidee

      Cooeee G/F it's me! This looks good. I hope to post sometime soon!

    • WriteBeLight

      Very nicely done about aging. We are all doing that everyday. I like how you appreciate your journey, still ongoing.

      • Goldfinch60

        Thank you for reading my words and for your comment WriteBeLight .

        • WriteBeLight

          You are very welcome!

        • Tony36

          Well written and expressed Great write

          • Goldfinch60

            Thank you for your comment, much appreciated.

            • Tony36

              Welcome

            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              WELCOME GOLDFINCH ~ You will find MPS a very nice site and ~ if you comment on the poems of others (as you have on mine) you will find they will reciprocate (as I am doing now) ! There is a wide age range from Teens to 80+ so your elegant poem is relevant to all ! Every day we are all a day older ! Your poem is very optimistic and a reminder that Retirement is not an early death ! Thanks for caring & sharing ~ Yours BRIAN (UK)

              • Goldfinch60

                Thank you very much for the Welcome Brian, form the short time, today, that I have been on this site it looks very good, I am sure that I will enjoy being on it.

              • Will Hiltz

                What a great poem, Goldfinch60, with great sentiments so well expressed.

                We're at similar stages in life, and it's easy to think like Betty Davis, complaining in her famous quote,: "Growing old is not for sissies!"

                But I prefer, like you, to focus instead on gratitude, and have always loved Kurt Vonnegut's quote in Cat's Cradle: "God made mud. God got lonesome. So God said to some of that mud, 'Sit up! See all I've made, the hills, the sea, the sky, the stars.' And I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around. Lucky me, lucky mud."

                Lucky you, Goldfinch60, to have a poem like that in you, and to be able to share it here - lucky us.

                Will

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you for your great comment.

                  Occasionally I get it right.

                • ron parrish aka wordman

                  life is just but a journey with many twists and turns,we are like the seasons of time

                  • Goldfinch60

                    Hi wordman, good to see you here. Thank you for your comment, most appreciated.

                    • ron parrish aka wordman

                      my pleasure,been here for a while

                    • willyweed

                      yesterday I was young, today I am getting older, tomorrow I will be dead and some one else will wear my good suit! Nice poem very relatable> ww

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thanks ww, appreciate your comment

                    • Christina8

                      Very nice poem. I like how you take us on a journey through life. Nice to know life gets better with age.

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thank you Christina, life is always good.

                    • Philip

                      Carry on cherishing the freedoms and do everything while you can. A lovely poem. Phil.G

                    • Goldfinch60

                      Thank you Phil, much appreciated.

                    • Augustus

                      Welcome. Your free verse flowed nicely and was easily readable. A life well lived. Kudos.

                      • Goldfinch60

                        Thank you Kudos, much appreciated.

                      • janetaylor

                        I am growing older as well and I can relate to this beautifully penned poem💛

                        • Goldfinch60

                          Thank you Janet, it is the one thing that we cannot stop so we must enjoy it where we can.

                        • Andrew Charles Forrest

                          My hat is taken off!
                          Consider yourself saluted sir!

                          • Goldfinch60

                            Much appreciated, I return your salute.

                          • Neville

                            You are indeed blessed my friend.. and I am delighted to be telling you that I share many of the things you seem to appreciate....... Neville

                            • Goldfinch60

                              Thank you Neville, we are so lucky to be able to appreciate these things in our lives.

                              • Neville

                                tis turning into a smiley Saturday after all............



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